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The '''Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278)''' (originally "whatever [[carrier pigeon (nonfiction)|carrier pigeons (nonfiction)]] are left") is | The '''Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278)''' (originally "whatever [[carrier pigeon (nonfiction)|carrier pigeons (nonfiction)]] are left") is an elite and storied military [[carrier pigeon (nonfiction)]] unit. | ||
Originally a motley cote of survivors, stowaways, and broke-legged deadweights, the unit displayed heroic self-sacrifice during the [[Siege of Algeciras (1278) (nonfiction)]], swooping down upon the enemy forces. | |||
The entire carrier pigeon unit (a thousand birds at the time) was lost, but the unexpected and unprecedentedly violent show of bird-shit routed the enemy, saving the day. | |||
In eternal recognition of their actions, the unit was granted the lustrous title '''Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278)''', and the unit's number fixed at 1,278 birds. | |||
== In the News == | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[The Flying Camels of Deserts Forever]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[Siege of Algeciras (1278) (nonfiction)]] | * [[Siege of Algeciras (1278) (nonfiction)]] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Algeciras_(1278) Siege of Algeciras (1278)] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Algeciras_(1278) Siege of Algeciras (1278)] @ Wikipedia | ||
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[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||
[[Category:Military history]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:53, 24 June 2016
The Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278) (originally "whatever carrier pigeons (nonfiction) are left") is an elite and storied military carrier pigeon (nonfiction) unit.
Originally a motley cote of survivors, stowaways, and broke-legged deadweights, the unit displayed heroic self-sacrifice during the Siege of Algeciras (1278) (nonfiction), swooping down upon the enemy forces.
The entire carrier pigeon unit (a thousand birds at the time) was lost, but the unexpected and unprecedentedly violent show of bird-shit routed the enemy, saving the day.
In eternal recognition of their actions, the unit was granted the lustrous title Counter-Siege of Algeciras (1278), and the unit's number fixed at 1,278 birds.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Siege of Algeciras (1278) @ Wikipedia